Mass celebrates the beauty of life, remembers those lost January 16, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life More than 1.5 million hands have held the pro-life brochures created by Linda Brenegan, former director of the Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Laity in Baltimore and beyond taking their rightful place in pro-life work, ministry January 15, 2018By Mark Pattison Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Building a culture of life is not solely the work of bishops and ordained clergy. Laypeople take the lead in diocesan and parish settings, and in independent organizations, to make the case for life.
Treating all with respect and dignity is foundational principle of civilized society January 13, 2018By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Blog, Feature, From the Archbishop When we begin to see and treat human life as disposable or we lose sight of that dignity possessed by all of God’s children, whether they are immigrants, the unborn, the elderly, the homeless, the addicted, or minorities, then we’ve lost our way as a human family and as a nation.
Baltimore’s Salvadoran community worries over end to TPS January 12, 2018By Rico De Silva Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News “Many of these individuals have lived in the state of Maryland for 15 years or more,” said William J. McCarthy, executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore, in response to the DHS announcement affecting Salvadorians.
Cool senior calms St. Frances Academy in big win over John Carroll January 11, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Urban Vicariate In his fourth year on the varsity, Epps scored a team-high 14 points, defended wherever he was needed, broke the press and always seemed to come up with a vital assist when St. Frances Academy needed a basket.
Ellicott City parish hosts Cold Weather Shelter for Howard County’s homeless population January 11, 2018By Rico De Silva Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice, Western Vicariate St. Paul Church in Ellicott City hosted its annual Cold Weather Shelter outreach to those in need in Howard County Jan. 2-8.
Maryland Catholic Conference anticipates busy legislative session January 10, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Schools, Social Justice As the General Assembly gathers in Maryland’s Capitol for its session beginning Jan. 10, the Maryland Catholic Conference is poised to provide input from the church’s perspective on a host of issues across the political spectrum.
Father Donaghy served as Ellicott City pastor, dean of seminary January 9, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate Father Donaghy’s time at St. Paul included considerable improvements to its worship space. Restoration of the interior of its church, which dates to 1838, was completed in 1992, the year he arrived. Father Donaghy then oversaw an expansion of the worship space, which was rededicated in 2001.
Archbishop Lori joins bishops in decrying end of immigration protection for Salvadorans January 9, 2018By Rhina Guidos Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, World News “I am deeply concerned for the safety of the nearly 200,000 Salvadorans, 20,000 of whom are our neighbors here in Maryland, who are being forced to return to a country that is unsafe and is clearly unable to adequately handle their return,” Archcbishop Lori said.
U.S. Court of Appeals upholds free speech rights of Baltimore’s pro-life pregnancy centers January 8, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life In a 3-0 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit struck down a Baltimore ordinance that would have forced pro-life pregnancy centers in the city to post signs stating they do not provide or refer for abortions or contraceptives
Coming to Baltimore January 8, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Several major events are coming to the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 2018.
‘Saintly man’ of Cumberland dies after life of service January 5, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate “He had a very deep faith, but it wasn’t a showy kind of faith,” said Capuchin Franciscan Father Gregory Chervenak, pastor of Our Lady of the Mountains. “He was very unassuming and never, ever drew attention to himself.
